At $1,236 for an individual or $1,303 for a two-person household, the city’s voucher for homeless and at-risk individuals struggles to keep up with New York City’s overheating housing market.
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…families — some of whom live in shelters, others who are now staying with friends or relatives — described experiencing canceled inspections, lost documents and case files, and being ghosted by their case managers.
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The result is a benefits program that often doesn’t benefit anybody—and reveals the paradox of America’s housing crisis. At a time when one-quarter of American renters are spending more than half their incomes on housing, even the working families lucky enough to receive federal housing assistance often still end up without a roof over their heads.
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“Across the city, housing experts say landlords regularly reject applications from New Yorkers who receive housing subsidies despite a decade-old City Council law aimed to prevent the practice. And it is having an effect on homelessness.”
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“A New York City law makes it illegal for a landlord or a broker to refuse to rent to someone who uses a government-backed housing voucher. It’s called source-of-income discrimination, and it’s difficult to prove. But for many low-income families, it can put them on the path to homelessness.”
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“Though the rent payments are assured, some landlords or brokers appear hesitant to move forward with prospective tenants with Section 8 vouchers, seemingly choosing to go silent on people who use them — rather than outright rejection.”
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“A strong body of research shows that housing vouchers help prevent homelessness, as well as increase long-term health and economic outcomes of children in low-income families. Vouchers are of huge importance to millions of people, but discrimination against people who use them threatens to thwart the progress that’s been made in housing the most vulnerable among us.”
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